Hanoi prepares for 3.7 billion USD Ring Road No.4 project

The Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee, on Friday, had a meeting with authorities of neighbouring provinces of Hung Yen and Bac Ninh to discuss the implementation of the all-important Ring Road No. 4 project.
Hanoi prepares for 3.7 billion USD Ring Road No.4 project ảnh 1Hanoi hosts a meeting with two neighbouring provinces of Hung Yen and Bac Ninh on Ring Road No.4 project on August 5. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Standing Committee of the Hanoi PartyCommittee, on Friday, had a meeting with authorities of neighbouring provincesof Hung Yen and Bac Ninh to discuss the implementation of the all-importantRing Road No. 4 project.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung said that the city hadset up a steering committee for building Ring Road No. 4 after the NationalAssembly issued a resolution on the project.

As the governing body, the Hanoi Party Committee directed offices to draw up aplan of investment for the road's construction.

The plan had been sent to the provinces of Hung Yen and Bac Ninh for comment.

Dung asked localities to show determination, solidarity, focus and coordinationwith ministries and central agencies to implement the project well.

According to Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Duong Duc Tuan,the investment policy for the project was approved by the National Assembly inResolution No. 56/2022/QH15 dated June 16, 2022, with a scale of 112.8km andthe total preliminary investment was 85.813 trillion VND (3.68 billion USD).

The preparation for the project’s investment and implementation is scheduled tostart this year, complete in 2026 and be put into operation from 2027, Tuansaid.

The component projects will be carried out similar to Group A projects inaccordance with the law on public investment and approved by the People’sCommittee.

Under the NA resolution on the project, the head of competent agency is allowedto consider and decide on contractor appointments during the implementation ofbidding packages of consultancy, technical infrastructure relocation,compensation, support and resettlement.

He said that within two years since the resolution was approved and during theproject implemented, the construction contractor would not be required tosubmit a licence for exploiting minerals to make building materials.

Ring Road No. 4 consists of seven component projects, operating independently,in which three component projects are to implement compensation and relocationin Hanoi, Hung Yen and Bac Ninh in the form of public investment; threeprojects are to invest in the construction of related roads in Hanoi, Hung Yen andBac Ninh in the form of public investment; and a project is to build theexpressway system in the form of public-private partnership.

The section in Hanoi is 58.2km long and passes through seven districts: SocSon, Me Linh, Hoai Duc, Dan Phuong, Thanh Oai, Thuong Tin and Ha Dong.

To stay on schedule, the People’s Committee proposed the Party Committee allowthe State Audit to audit the investment project in parallel with the progressof the construction as well as to permit offices to approve and implementinvestment projects in the construction of resettlement areas.

According to article 111 of the 2013 Land Law, the People’s Committee should beallowed to use the City Development Investment Fund to make compensation andsite clearance according to the master plan and land use approved by thecompetent State agency.

Hung Yen and Bac Ninh provinces were requested to review and coordinate toimplement of the project with Hanoi.

In the meeting, leaders of Hanoi, Hung Yen and Bac Ninh also discussed sixother issues: planning work, planning management, land management within thescope of the project, the preparation of property dossiers and site clearance,difficulties and obstacles in balancing capital sources for the project./.
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